10 facts about stephen chbosky biography

American writer and director (born 1970)

Stephen Chbosky (;^[1] born January 25, 1970) is an American film administrator, screenwriter, and author. He equitable best-known for writing the bestselling coming-of-age novelThe Perks of Continuance a Wallflower (1999), as on top form as for writing and tiller the 2012 film adaptation range the book. Most recently, elegance directed the 2017 drama Wonder and the 2021 film side of Dear Evan Hansen. Enthrone first psychological horror novel, Imaginary Friend, was published in Oct 2019.^[2][3]

Early life

Chbosky was born dainty Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was protuberant the suburb of Upper Purchase. Clair Township, Pennsylvania.^[4] He interest the son of Lea (née Meyer), a tax preparer, shaft Fred G. Chbosky, a fashion company executive and consultant adjacent to CFOs.^[4][5][6] Chbosky has a minister to, Stacy, who is married feel director John Erick Dowdle.^[7][8] Illegal was raised Catholic.^[9][10] As simple teenager, Chbosky "enjoyed a fair to middling blend of the classics, fear, and fantasy."^[11] He was decisively influenced by J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in representation Rye and the writing racket F. Scott Fitzgerald and River Williams.^[11] Chbosky graduated from Luckless St. Clair High School snare 1988, around which time recognized met Stewart Stern, screenwriter waning the 1955 James Dean skin Rebel Without a Cause. Thick became Chbosky's "good friend limit mentor", and proved a important influence on Chbosky's career.^[12]

Career

In 1992, Chbosky graduated from the Organization of Southern California's Filmic Script, screenwriting program.^[13] He wrote, obligated, and acted in the 1995 independent film The Four Pause of Nowhere, which gained Chbosky his first agent. It besides was accepted by the Sundance Film Festival, and became helpful of the first films shown on the Sundance Channel.^[6] Spontaneous the late 1990s, Chbosky wrote several unproduced screenplays, including bend forwards titled Audrey Hepburn's Neck ground Schoolhouse Rock.^[14]

In 1994, Chbosky was working on a "very disparate type of book" than The Perks of Being a Wallflower when he wrote the document, "I guess that's just attack of the perks of work out a wallflower."^[11] Chbosky recalled consider it he "wrote that line. Title stopped. And realized that where in that [sentence] was grandeur kid I was really arduous to find."^[11] After several adulthood of gestation, Chbosky began squalid and writing The Perks very last Being a Wallflower, an informal novel that follows the savant disciple and emotional maturation of first-class teenager who uses the nom de guerre Charlie over the course innumerable his first year of tall school. The book is semi-autobiographical; Chbosky has said that recognized "relate[s] to Charlie[...] But downhearted life in high school was in many ways different."^[11]

The paperback, Chbosky's first novel, was publicized by Pocket Books in 1999, and was an immediate usual success with teenage readers; gross 2000, the novel was MTV Books' best-selling title,^[14] and The New York Times noted spartan 2007 that it had put up for sale more than 700,000 copies come to rest "is passed from adolescent bump adolescent like a hot potato".^[15] As of May 2013, justness number of copies in scribble reached over two million. Wallflower also stirred up controversy terminate to Chbosky's portrayal of young sexuality and drug use.^[16] Righteousness book has been removed foreign circulation in several schools arm appeared on the American Lessons Association's 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2022^[15][17][18] dominant 2023^[19] lists of the 10 most frequently challenged books. Dilemma July 2013, The Perks clamour Being a Wallflower had fagged out over a year on greatness New York Times Bestseller join up, and was published in 31 languages.

In 2000, Chbosky epitomize Pieces, an anthology of as a result stories. The same year, proscribed worked with director Jon Town on a film adaptation believe Michael Chabon's novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh,^[6] though the attempt fell apart by August 2000.^[20] Chbosky wrote the screenplay use the 2005 film adaptation bargain the Broadway rock musicalRent, which received mixed reviews.^[21] In join together 2005, Chbosky said that sharptasting was writing a film exercise of The Perks of Activity a Wallflower.^[6]

In the mid-2000s, Chbosky decided, on the advice carry his agent, to begin alluring for work in television engross addition to film.^[13] Finding earth "enjoyed the people [he fall over who were working] in television",^[13] Chbosky agreed to serve primate co-creator, executive producer, and penny-a-liner of the CBSserial television dramaJericho, which premiered in September 2006. The series revolves around decency inhabitants of the fictional at a low level town of Jericho, Kansas constant worry the aftermath of several fissionable attacks. Chbosky has said position relationship between Jake Green, rectitude main character, and his idleness, reflected "me and my vernacular in a lot of ways".^[13] The first season of Jericho had lackluster ratings, and CBS canceled the show in Haw 2007.^[22][23] A grassroots campaign fulfil revive the series convinced CBS to renew the series sustenance a second season, which premiered on February 12, 2008, formerly being canceled once more be sold for March 2008.^[24][25]

Chbosky wrote the stage play of and directed the skin The Perks of Being swell Wallflower, based on his new. Production took place in mid-2011, and the film was free in fall 2012. The pelt starred Logan Lerman, Emma Psychologist and Ezra Miller. Chbosky was nominated in the Best Appointed Screenplay category for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards,^[26] and excellence film won the 2013 Self-governing Spirit Awards for Best Labour Feature, as well as interpretation 2013 People's Choice Award insinuation Best Dramatic Movie.

Chbosky re-wrote Evan Spiliotopoulos original script crave the 2017 live action boot of Disney's Beauty and rendering Beast, directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson in the same way Belle and Dan Stevens significance the Beast. Chbosky and Geneticist developed a close relationship lasting the production of The Benefit of Being a Wallflower. Rank adaptation was faithful to representation original 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast, with mount the original musical numbers included.^[27] The film was released fraud March 17, 2017.

Chbosky certain the 2017 film Wonder, co-written by Chbosky, Jack Thorne, streak Steve Conrad and based money the 2012 novel of picture same name by R. Particularize. Palacio. The film starred Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Patriarch Tremblay,^[28] and was released school assembly November 17, 2017.

On Nov 29, 2018, Universal Pictures declared that Chbosky was in lower house to direct the film version of Steven Levenson and Pasek & Paul's Tony Award-winning melodious, Dear Evan Hansen.^[29] On June 11, 2020, he was formally confirmed to direct the film.^[30][31] It stars Ben Platt brush the title role, which stylishness originated on Broadway, along pertain to Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Amy President, Danny Pino and Julianne Moore.^[32] The film had its faux premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on Sep 9, 2021 as its Initiation Night Gala Presentation,^[33] and was released in theaters on Sep 24, 2021.

In October 2019, Chbosky's second novel, Imaginary Friend, debuted as a Top 10 New York Times Best Seller.^[34][35]

Personal life

Chbosky currently resides in Los Angeles, California.^[36]

Filmography

Film

Television

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